Black cats have been surrounded by supersticious beliefs throughout Western history. They were often associated with witches and evil omens. Most of Western and Southern Europe considers the black cat a symbol of bad luck even today, especially if one crosses your path, which is believed to be an omen of misfortune and death. Since I am from Europe, I can reassure you of that supersticion, as I've always been told to never walk where the black cat has crossed, by my mother and grandmother. The black cat in folklore was known to have the ability to change into human shape and act as a spy for witches or demons, and in the Middle Ages this suspicion led people to kill them. Until today the black cat remains a symbol of mystery and darkness. The obvious examples are their frequent appearance in Halloween decorations and Scarry movies. So with that in mind, check out these creepy black cat images.

Everyone knows the common negative effects of sleep deprivation, such as diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure and heart desease, however it doesn't make the majority of people smarter about their sleep. Our bodies need a good 8 hours of sleep but according to a Centers for Disease Control report released in 2012 almost 1/3 of working adults in America get only 6, and it gets even worse in Daylight Saving. A recent study of two hospitals in Michigan found that they treated almost twice as many heart attack victims on the first day of Daylight Saving, and that there are usually more car accidents following the time change. But the main poin here is a new discovery made in a study just published in the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences". It's proven that getting too little sleep just a few nights in a row disrupts hundreds of genes responsible for stress and fighting diseases. Different genes turn on and off, and the ones that became active with lack of sleep, were involved in inflammation, immunity and protein damage. So people Sleep On!

Joanna Krupa is A Polish-American model and actress who came to Illinois from Warsaw at the age of 5 with her parents and made quite a career for herself. She has appeared on many magazine covers such as Envy, Playboy, FHM, Inside, Sport, Personal, Teeze, Stuff, Shape, Steppin' Out, and was named the Sexiest Swimsuit Model in the World in Maxim. Check her out. Very nice!

Affectionately known as Hooker’s lips, Psychotria elata with it’s colorful red flowers attracts many pollinators including butterflies and hummingbirds.Native to Tropical America, this specimen was found at the Butterfly Gardens in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. Kiss, kiss, kiss.

 Never ending redesigns of web sites we are using, we get comfortable to only find a totally different interface next time we type out urls of our favorite web places. Today, Facebook announced a redesign of its News Feed aimed to “reduce clutter” and highlight photos, videos, and articles. The new design will also add content-specific feeds for photos, music, and games, as well as an All Friends feed and a Following feed to track updates from pages you like and people you follow.

Composer Robert Alexander is collaborating with NASA to convert raw data from the sounds, explosions and movements of the sun into music, through a process called Data Sonification. This is extremely unique and inventive!

Lady GaGa is a lot of things, and sexy is one of them! Let's take a moment to bask in her raw sexiness.

When you have big puffy lips it's almost impossible not to look silly when you're upside down!

Check out there hilarious pups showing their chompers.

Ears are one of the best parts about dogs. Those fuzzy, floppy things are awesome. What's your favorite part of your doggie?

The whimsical portrait series “Tilt” depicts New Yorkers leaning at seemingly impossible angles (either that, or New York itself is tilted). Brooklyn-based photographer Romain Laurent created the series back in 2009. If you’re wondering how the photos were made: a photo assistant supported the leaning portrait subjects (the assistant was removed afterwards in Photoshop)

Not all cats hate water, but most do. Have you ever tried to give you cat a bath?

It's actually not good for the cat's skin. Like birds, cat skin is delicate and should be self groomed so as not to dry out. 

Underground laboratories have been around for a while now. Some research just can't be done on land for security reasons. Say hello to DARK MATTER!

Just to name a few: direct searches for dark matter particles, double beta decay, proton decay, solar neutrinos, geoneutrinos etc. Of course, other forms of dark matter research can be done in space or in accelerator experiments.

Remember Bananas in Pajamas?

Well, now meet Bananas as an art form! Ba-Na-Na!

Have you ever made art out of your fruits?

Babies cry all day, but when Fido comes around all is well again. Funny how this doesn't seem to happen nearly as often with cats.

I wonder why...;)